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No. 389,097. Patented Sept. 4, 1888.

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E. A. NEWMAN.

COCK OR FAUGBI'.

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EDVIN A. NEWMAN, OF VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEWMAN ANTIFREEZING- VATER PIPE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

COCK OR FAUCET.

ESPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,097, dated September 4, 1888.

Application filed November 5, 1887.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern/ Beit known that I, EDWIN A. NEWMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at "Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inf. vented certain new and useful Improvements in Cocks or Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

` The object of my invention is to provide a cock or faucet with one or more electric .n switches or contacts of an improved construction, whereby electric circuits may be made or broken to operate at a distance valves or other devices in a pipe system, and also to provide a cock or faucet with an improved packing and I5 a waste or discharge opening so arranged as to prevent the escape of water around the valve stem or spindle or over the electric switches, and also to provide, in connection with electric switches or contacts in a faucet, a Ventilating- 20 Valve to facilitate the draining of the pipes in connection with which the faucet is used.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central vert-ical section of one form of my iinproved faucet. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the 'z5 valvecasing with parts broken away. Fig. 3

is a plan View of the lower switch-block, showing the wires broken away and the valve-stein in section. Fig. at is a similar view ofthe upper switch-block. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail 30 Views ofthe Ventilatingvalve. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section of a faucet havingaplugvalve with a modified form of my improvements applied. Fig. 9 is a bottom View of the upper switclrhlock, showing the Valvestein in 3 5 section. Fig. l0 is a plan View of the lower switch-block with the valve-stem in section. Fig. Il is a section of the Ventilating devices. Fig. l2 is a vertical central section of another modified form of my improved faucet. Figs.

4o 13 and let are detail views of the switch-l loclis. Fig. 15 shows a modified form of switchhloclr that may he applied to the casing of the faucet shown in Fig. l2. Figs. 1G and I7 are detail views of the same. Fig. 1S shows another 45 forni of switch-block. Fig. i9 is a cross-section of the same. Fig. 2O is a vertical central section of a faucet, showing further modifications of my invention. Fig. 2l is a crosssection on the line 21 2l of Fig. 2G. Fig. 22

5o shows a modified form of switch. 23 shows Serial No. 254,413. (No model.)

Ventilating devices controlled by an electromagnet. Fig. 24 shows an ordinary switch that may be mounted on or near a faucet, and which may he operated, either by hand or hy the faucet, for changing electric circuits in the valve system. Fig. 25 is a vertical central section of another form of faucet where the water may enter above the valve. Fig. 26 is a Vertical central seotion of the valve-stem, showing the Ventilating devices. Figs. 27 and 28 show modifications of the Ventilating devices shown in Fig. 26. Figs. 29 and 30 are vertical central sections of two other kinds of faucets with my Ventilating devices applied. Fig. 3l is a detail View of the Ventilating devices. Figs. 32, 33, and 34 show other kinds of valves that may he used hy me.

I have shown in the drawings my invention applied to several kinds of faucets and valves, as I find it desirable to Vary somewhat the Ventilating devices, switches, and caps to suit the faucets and Valves to which they arc ap plied.

I have shown Ventilating-valves, in connection with the switches on the faucet, as itis desirable to have some means of admitting air to the pipe system in order to properly drain it.

Referring to the drawings, and .first to the first seven figures, N indicates the body ofthe faucet or shell, a the water entrance, and n? the discharge-opening.

N is the valveseat, and O the valve; O', a washer on the face of the valve; I?, the valve stem, and p the handle.

The Valvestem is enlarged at I, and screwthreaded, as shown,to engage with corresponding screw-threads in the shell or casing. The shell or casing is provided with a passage, n, through which extend the electric wires c', fr', and y', incased in a ruhoer tube, The inner ends of the wires y and z are electrically connected, respectively,with the lower and upper metallic rings, y and s, of the upper switchl locl;,Y,which is made of insulating material, so as to separate the rings y and and the spindle l?, which passes entirely through it The wire to' connects with a metallic ring, fr, on the upper face of the lower switch-block,

X, also made of insulating material and ar- Ico ranged above the valve-shell proper. Circuits may be made and broken between the ring .r and ring y, and between the ringz and the top of the casing, (connected to ground,) in a manner hereinafter explained.

lThe block X is provided willi an annular recess, al, around the valve-stem, and grooves x, connecting with the recess nl and with dischargeopeningsas in the main shell or casing. The object of this is that should any water find its way above the main casing it will bc discharged through the openings afand not over thc switches and near the handle.' O5 indicates a packing clamped between the top ofthe main casing and the lower switch-block, X, and extending down into a recess in the enlargement of the valve-stem. A cap, Z, lencircles the valve-stem and screws onto the main shell or easing, as indicated in the drawings, so as to cover completely the switchblocks and other interior parts of the faucet.

Asprings, is interposed between the cap Z and the upper switch-block and serves to hold it in contact with the lower block. Vhen the valve O is closed, the switch-blocks X and Y are in electrical connect-ion; but when the valve is raised the shoulder p5 on the Valvestem lifts the block Y away from the block X up to the top ofthe casing, so that the circuit is broken between .fr and y and closed between z and the casing at 2*". The utility of such an organization is obvious, as the opening and closing of the faucet may be made to operate valves at a distance. For instance, the switch in the faucet may control the electrically-operated valves between the street-main and the house-pipes and between the house-pipes and the drain-pipes, as in a pipe system described in an application for Letters Patent of the United States, filed by me November 5, 1887, Serial No. 254,414.

The Ventilating devices are located in the end of the valve O.

Q is a hollow screw-plug that enters part way into a recess or chamber, P, in the valve O.

o3 is a vertical socket for the stem ofthe Ventilating-valve o, and also serves as an airpassage connecting with the oblique passages o2 o2 that lead to the discharge-opening in the faucet.

The upper face of the valve may be provided with a leather or other washer, o', to insure a. tight iit against the upper valve-seat. The valve o is somewhat narrower than the chamber P3,and the upper end ofthe plngQ is provided with radial grooves q', which serve to establish a communication for air between the chamber-l?3 and the vertical opening g in the plug Q. The lower valve-stem of the valve o is cut away or open at 0*, as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, to allow the air to circulate.

Ordinarily when the water is turned on from the street-main and the water in the housepipes is under pressure, the valve o will be raised and held tightly against its upper seat, so as to close communication between the chamber Pi and the passages o3 and o2; but when the water is cut off from the street-main and a discharge-valve is opened the valve 0 will drop and air will rush in through the openingsoi, passage o3, chamber P3, grooves Q', and passage Q2 to the pipes, and thus facilitate their draining.

In Fig. 8 a different kind of faucet is shown-viz., a turning-plug--and the vdetails of the switches and Ventilating-valve used in this connection are shown in Figs. 9, 10, and 11. The upper switch-block, Y, is provided with metallic segments Z5 Z5,to which the wires z and y are connected, as indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 8, and the lower switch-block, X, is

provided with metallic contact-buttons .t y z, to which the wires x', y', and z are respectively connected. The screw z8 connects with the casing of the faucet, and so to ground. A groove, x8, is made in the lower switch-block to carry the water to the discharge-opening as, should it rise to that point on the spindle. As Will be seen, the electric circuits may be made and broken'in the act of turning the handle of the faucet. A spring, a7, is interposed between the handle p and the upper switch-block to hold the plug in place. y

The Ventilating-valve is arranged transversely inthe plug andis constructed as shown in Fig. 1l.

Q is a hollow screw-threaded plug arranged transversely in a screw-threaded socket in the plug or valve O.- In each end of the plug is ascrew-plug Q2 Q2. The inner ends of the plugs are separated, leaving a chamber, 07, between them. Passages g lead through the plugs Q to the chamber of, and the inner ends of the plugs are provided with valve-seats for the ball-valves o5. o6 is a transverse rod eX- tending across the chamber o7 to keep the valves apart. Should water enter through one of the openings g3, the valve at the opposite opening will be closed by the waterpressure; but the water-pressure being removed both valves will open and the air may pass into the pipes freely.

In Figs. 12, 13, and 14 further modifications are shown. The switch-blocks and metallic contact-makers are arranged somewhat as shown in Figs. S, 9, and 10, but the other parts of the faucet are mainly arranged as in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive. Upright rods :v7 are secured to the lower switch-block, X, and lit in notches yg in the upper block, Y, so as to guide it as it rises and falls.

Figs. 15, 16, and 17 show another modifica tion. Here the switch-blocks are provided with concentric rings .fr and y, which are connected with their appropriate circuit-wires, fc and y.

Figs. 18 and 19 show a modification of the switch. Here a metallic broken ring, P, is insulated from the spindle P and plug O. The space between the ends of the ring is filled by insulating material. T are spring contactfingers secured to an insulating-block, T5, and bearing on the ring and on the insulating ma-' terial in the space between the ends of bear- ICO lof,

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plug; Q, and an opening, 02, extends from the .Here the Ventilating devices consist of a ing. The circuit-wires rc' and y connect with the lingers. When one iinger is on the insulating material in the space between the ends of the ring and one on the ring, the circuit will be broken; but when both fingers are on the ring the circuit will be closed.

In Figs. 20 and21. a single contact-finger, i", is secured to an insulating-block, T, and is connected with one pole of the battery, the other pole of the battery being connected with the metallicpartof thefaucet. Aplug,T`,of insui lating material, extends transversely through the plug P, and when the eontaetinger rests on the plug T"v the circuit will be broken; but when the linger rests on the metallic part of the plug the circuit will be closed.

In Fig. 22 instead of having a plug of insulating material a broken ring ofinsulating inaterial is used. A lug, T", from the plug P projects through between the ends of the ring.

The Ventilating devices in Fig. 2O are arranged by forming a chamber, P3, in the bottom of the plug, having at its upper end passages n, which communicate with the main water-passageway in the faucet. A screwplug, U, is inserted in the end of the plug O, and a passage leads from the outside to the chamber. 'A ball-Valve, O8, rests in a valveseat over the opening and closes the opening when the Water in the pipes is under pressure. Vhen not under pressure, air may enter from the outside through the opening, lift Valve OR, and pass into the pipes through one of thepassages u.

Fig. 23 shows an arrangement for operating t the ventilatingvalve by electricity. This is desirable, as it is sometimes convenient to opcrate the valve from a distance. ln this arrangement the Valveu is carried on a spindle, u, on the end of which is an armature, u, of an electro-magnet, U2. The Valve is held normally closed by aspring, al. When open,the air may pass in through the opening around the spindle a* into the chamber under the valve a', and thence past the valve into the pipes. The electro-magnet may be supported on t-he Valve-shell N, as indicated in the drawings.

Fig. 24 simply shows a hand-switch by which l electric circuits may be made and broken to operate a distant valve. The switch should be placed near a faucet, so that the water may be turned on or oit, as may be desired.

In Figs. 25, 26, 27, and 28 further modifications of the Ventilating devices are shown. There is an opening, if, through the screwair-chamber P3 tothe entrance side of the faucet, the other opening q`l communicating with the discharge side. Either a hall-Valve, o, may be used or a puppet-valve, o?, as shown in Fig. 27. Thepassages may also be arranged as shown in Fig. 2S.

In Fig. 29 another hind of faucet is shown.

screw-plug carrying a ball-valve. The body of the faucet is formed with a chamber, y2, l

that connects with the discharge-pipe and handiep and through the Ventilating devices with the water-entrance. The form of faucet is well known, and the use of my improvements is obvious.

Figs. S0 and 3l show a faucet having a turning-plug,with the Ventilating devices arranged transversely across the plug. The screw-plug Q, which forms the body of the device, is

i rovided with a screw- )linT o'J so that the Valve P e, a

may be placed in position conveniently between the airports o2 o2.

Fig. 32 showsa Ventilating-valve consisting of a ball, 0. This also serves as the main Valve of the faucet; but when the water-pressure from behind is removed it will drop and air will be freely admitted.

Fig. 33 shows another form of Ventilating- Valve, consisting of a puppet-valve arranged in a chamber in a screw-plug that may be in serted in a nipe at any convenient pointin the pipe system.

Fig. Si shows a similar arrangement with the plug in position in the pipe. In this instance a baltvalve is employed.

As before remarked, my present improvements are specially designed for use in connee` tion with the apparatus described in my application for Letters Patent of the United States, filed by me Xovember, 1887, Serial No. 254,414. In said application l haveshown de Vices for regulating the llow of water in pipes by the means of eleetrically-eontrolled Valves, in which cocks and faucets of the kind herein described are used. Reference is made to said application for a detailed description otsome of the ways ot' the application ol" my invention to a pipe system.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the shell or easing, the valvespindle, the upper and lower switchblocks. and the metallic contacts carried there by, substantially as set lorth.

2. The combination ot' the shell or casing, the val vespindlc, the upper yand lowerswitchblocks, the metallic contacts carried thereby, and their electric-circuit connections, a cap or easing for the switch-blocl;s, and a spring interposed between the cap and the upper switelrblock, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination oi the shell or easing, the main Valve, the Ventilating-valve therein, and the switch-blocks operated by the opening and closing or" the main valve, substantially as set t'orth.

4. The combination of the shell or easing, the main valve, the electricfcircxlitchanging switches,and the block X'.,beneath the switehblocks having a drainopening extending to a discharge-opening in the shell or casing, substautially as seti'orth.`

In testimony whercol' l have hereunto sub scribed my name.

FDWN A. NEWMAN. litnesses:

LLOYD B. lifrdrrr, ALLN Melania Acnur.

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1t is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 389,097, granted September Ll, 1888, upon the application of Edwin A. Newman, of Washington, District of Columbia, for

` an improvement in Cocks or Faucets;7 errors appear in the printed specification requiring` the following corrections: In line 120, page 2, the compound Word switchblocks77 should be stricken out and the Words electrio-orcuiI-chcmging switch inserted instead, and in lines 124-125, same page, the Words electric-circuit-changing switches, should be stricken out and the compound Word switch-blocks inserted instead, and that the said Letters Patent should be read With these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oice.

Signed, oountersigned, and sealed this 18th day of September, A. D. 1888.

[SEAL] D. L. HAWKrNs,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Gountersigned BENTON J. HALL, Oo'nwm'ssioner of Patents.

l, It is. hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 389,097, granted September 4, 1888, upon the application of Edwin A. Newman, of Vashington, District of Columbia, for l an improvement in Cocks or Faucets, errors appear in the printed specification requiring the following corrections: 1n line 120, page 2, the compound Word switchl blocks should be stricken ont and the Words electric-@Nomi-chenging switch inserted Patent No. 389,097.

l H instead, and in lines 124-125, seme page, the Words electric-cironit-olienging switches, should be stricken ont and the compound Word switch-Moeke inserted instead; end

that the said Letters Patent should be reed with these corrections therein that the seme may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Leiters [SEAL] D. L. HAWKYINS,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

l l Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 18th day of September, A. l). 1888. l

l, Gonntersigned:

BENTON J. HALL,

Commissioner 0j' Patents.

w c: E. nl.) o SD E: o CD Letters Patent No. 389,097.

Corrections m It is hereby certified that in Letters l?atent No. 389,097, granted September 4, 18788,

upon the application of Edwin A. Newman, of Washington,

an improvement in Geeks or Faucets, errors appear in theprinted specification requiring the following corrections: 1n line blocks should be instead, and in lines 124-125, same page,

120, page 2,

stricken out and the Words electrie-circuiI-ohcmgfing switch inserted should be stricken out and the compound Word switch-blocks inserted instead; and that the read With these corrections therein that the the Patent Oiee.

said Letters Patent should be sanne may conform to the record of the ease in Signed, eountersigned, and sealed this 18th day of September, A. D. 1888.

D. L. HAWKiNs,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[SEAL] x Gountersigned:

BENTON J. HALL, Commissioner of Patents.

District of Columbia, for

the compound word switehy the Words eleetrie-eireuit-ehanging switches,l 

